연구개음

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 軟口蓋音, from 軟口蓋 (“soft palate”) + 音 (“sound”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡuɡɛɯm] ~ [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡuɡe̞ɯm]
  • Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)구개음/연(ː)구게음]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeon'gugaeeum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeongugaeeum
McCune–Reischauer?yŏn'gugaeŭm
Yale Romanization?yēnkwukay.um

Noun

연구개음 • (yeon'gugaeeum) (hanja 軟口蓋音)

  1. (phonetics) velar
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